Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013

7RemunerationE+W

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(1)Before a person is appointed as Auditor General, remuneration arrangements are to be made in respect of that person by the National Assembly.

(2)But before those arrangements can be made, the First Minister must be consulted.

(3)The remuneration arrangements—

(a)may make provision for a salary, allowances, gratuities, arrangements for a pension and other benefits, and

(b)may include a formula or other mechanism for adjusting one or more of those elements from time to time.

(4)But no element is to be performance-based.

(5)The National Assembly Commission must make payments to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as the Minister may determine, of such amounts as may be so determined, in respect of—

(a)the provision of pensions, allowances, gratuities or other benefits by virtue of section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 to or in respect of any person who holds or has ceased to hold office as Auditor General, and

(b)the expenses incurred in administering those pensions, allowances, gratuities or other benefits.

(6)Amounts payable by virtue of this section are to be charged on, and paid out of, the Welsh Consolidated Fund.

Commencement Information

I1S. 7 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)